PELVIC HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY
You deserve to feel like yourself again.
Dealing with pelvic pain or dysfunction can take you away from what you love.
Our physiotherapist is trained to help you come up with a plan to get back to what you love, despite struggling with things like…
Pelvic organ prolapse
Pain (general, pelvic related)
Incontinence (ex. Peeing while you skip, run, lift or sneeze)
Pregnancy (exercise, pelvic pain)
Post partum (exercise, education, diastasis recti)
Our 3 Step Process
Discover the root cause
Our physiotherapist will discuss and evaluate your individual issue with you , which could include internal assessment if necessary. This helps determine what factors are contributing and how we can solve the problem.
Come up with a plan
We’ll work with you to come up with a plan that’s individualized to you and helps you get back to what you love. This plan will consider what was found during the initial assessment and also your personal goals and preferences.
Get back to your full self
We don’t just want you to be symptom free, we want to help you get back to feeling like your full self again. This could mean lifting heavy, running, playing sports, or just back to normal activities.
Book an assessment with our trained pelvic health therapist
What is pelvic health physiotherapy?
Some people don’t realize that physiotherapy can help with pelvic problems. We wrote a blog to help you understand what pelvic health physiotherapy is and what problems we can help with.
Read here
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Pelvic Health
FAQs
What is a pelvic health physio?
Pelvic health physio is a subset of physio that aims to help assess and treat issues related to the pelvic floor. A pelvic health physio has extra training so that they can effectively assess and treat this area. Research shows us that pelvic health dysfunction can take a large amount of women away from the things they love, when they often don’t need to. This is what we’re aiming to solve.
Will I need an internal exam?
An internal exam may or may not be recommended but your preferences and needs are always respected. Although internal exams can provide valuable information, there are many external assessments and treatments that can be performed and can lead to success if that’s what you prefer.
How early should I come in postpartum?
Despite the common narrative that you should wait 6-8 weeks postpartum we’re now seeing benefits of starting therapy with your pelvic physio as early as 2 weeks postpartum. No internal examination will be done at this stage but you’ll start some light movements to kickstart your postpartum journey. *Seeing your pelvic PT at the start of your pregnancy is even better.
Can I exercise during pregnancy?
There are lots of myths surrounding what you can or can’t do for exercise during pregnancy. More and more research is coming out that exercise is safe and actually beneficial during pregnancy. Pelvic physio’s can help guide you through your pregnancy journey to keep you exercising to the best of abilities.
*Exercise isn’t recommended for those with unexplained persistent vaginal bleeding, ruptured cervix, triplets, severe pre-eclampsia, placenta previa after 28 weeks, and uncontrolled thyroid.
If I’m not pregnant or postpartum is pelvic physio still for me?
Yes! Pelvic physio is important for anyone experiencing pelvic floor symptoms. Urinary incontinence is common in female athletes without pregnancy or postpartum. Pelvic floor symptoms have been shown to decrease female participation in exercise and negatively effect performance.